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The Best Hayrides For Long Island Kids

The best hayrides for Long Island kids feature more than just straw and wagon wheels. Characters, pumpkin-picking, and scrumptious treats like warm apple cider and warm cinnamon doughnuts will delight your senses as you roll through colorful autumn wonderlands with your tots.

Hayrides are a part of the fall fun at Crossroads Farm. Parents will enjoy special events such as wine tasting and Oktoberfest. Kids will love the farm stand with treats like apple cider and pies. Crossroads also sells holistic body care products, vegan treats, and organic desserts.

Haunted Hayrides are part of the action at Bayville's Scream Park, which opens on September 27 and runs through November 3, 2019. Little kids can also enjoy a pumpkin patch, Zombie mini-golf, an arcade, and a pumpkin bounce house. Not-so-scary times happen in the afternoons on the weekends and holidays. There are plenty of eating and drinking options nearby.

Pumpkin-picking, scarecrows, and mums will all light up the path of your hayride at Hick's nursery in Westbury. Enjoy the adventures of Otto the famous ghost and feed the farm animals. Locals will love the fresh-roasted corn, homemade fudge, and freshly-picked New York State apples without fighting traffic. Visit the nursery for seasonal wreaths, veggies, and centerpieces after your hayride.

Every weekend in October The Milleridge Inn hosts a Halloween Village complete with spooky hayrides, a haunted house, pumpkin patch, fortune teller, and even a fire eater. Attractions vary in spookiness, so use discretion. This event is cash only.

On September 21, enjoy hayrides, a corn maze, specialty pickles, and a lollipop train ride at The Pickle Festival at John Gardiner Farm. A $5 donation is requested of adults, and kids under twelve get in free. The festival will run from 10 am until 5 pm.

Fall is a blossoming bouquet of fun at Schmitt's Farm in Melville from September 28 until October 27. This fall, enjoy a daytime corn maze, pumpkin picking, a playground with inflatables, hayrides, and pony rides. Moms and dads will relish in the chance to purchase fresh fruits, veggies, preserves, and autumn decor at the farm stand.

The Fall Festival at White Post Farms runs from September 21 through October 27. The price of admission includes a Kids' Stage Show, Exotic Bird Show, Animal Farm, Singin' Chicken Show, Play in The Hay, and unlimited use of Bounce N' Slides. The Animal Farm has been voted "Best on Long Island" for two years in a row. Don't miss out on the tasty roasted corn, banana bread, and homemade pies.

Every Saturday and Sunday in October, enjoy hayrides at Brenner's farm from 12 pm until 4 pm. There is also pumpkin-picking, pumpkin-painting, and a big swing for kids to enjoy. Moms and dads will appreciate all of the fresh produce for sale.

Pick apples like Ginger Gold, Gala, and Snow Sweet before hopping on the hayrides and life-sized wooden toys at Seven Ponds Orchard. Guests can also pick their own eggplant, snap peas, and sunflowers. The fee is $9 per person. Seven Pond's Orchard is open daily from 9 am to 6 pm.